"Look, I mean, if you look at true political assassinations in this country of someone of this stature, this feels a lot like the late '60s and having one so gruesomely displayed on camera in all of our hands and our pockets. We are not wired as human beings biologically, historically, we have not evolved in a way that we are capable of processing those types of violent imagery."
"we've seen another with a gruesome stabbing recently that went viral, he reasoned, referencing the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. This is not good for us. It is not good to consume, he pleaded. He urged citizens to log off of these platforms: Social media is a cancer on society right now and I would encourage people to log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member, go out and do good in your community."
Utah Governor Spencer Cox condemned the widespread availability of graphic footage of Charlie Kirk's assassination and labeled social media a cancer on society. Cox warned the nation faces a potential watershed moment comparable to the late 1960s and questioned whether the country is ending a dark chapter or entering a darker one. Cox noted humans are not biologically equipped to process viral violent imagery and cited a recent viral stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. Cox urged people to log off platforms, reconnect offline, and participate in community and bipartisan conversations happening locally.
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